The Board Members were not give much time to discuss the issue, and what they had to go on was a presentation by him, a speech by Bill Pfeiffer as to the ramifications if they did not vote him in, and very limited discussion following. While it may be that some were working in their own best interests, I do not think you can lump all the "NO" voters in one group. I do not believe all of those voting for his membership were working in their best interest. I do not believe the Board Members had the whole story before voting. I feel many regretted their actions once they knew ALL of the facts. Of course this was a closed session, so our knowledge of the actual events is limited. And, for the most part, I am sure the board members have learned big time from their mistake - Haven't we all made mistakes at one time or another - BIG ones? I know I have. If you haven't, I'd love to hear from you. :-) And we learn from them. All we can do is rectify them as best we can. Perhaps going through this makes them better board members having learned what a fiasco can arise from not getting the whole story and not following proper procedure. Just my personal opinion, Cyndy _____ From: Peggy [mailto:pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 5:17 PM To: cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: stormygsd@xxxxxxx; helen@xxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: YES Voters NO Voters No excuse. People in the breed may think they are in their own world...but they are not...and anyone involved in purebred dogs should have known who Andrew Hunte is. AND, if they didn't the very fact that his application was being handled in a manner that was completely different from any other application should have been a clue there was something going on. After all, how many people have to be bitten by a snake to know to avoid most of them? Peggy Cyndy Davis wrote: We have to remember too, that the board members did not have ALL of the information when they voted the first time. I wouldn't come down on them too hard for voting the way they did the first time (although I expect people to come down hard on me for making that statement!) They did rectify the situation, and that's what I believe counts in the end. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================